Under direction of the Director, Transportation, a Limited Term Bus Driver Trainee participates in a paid training program in which they will receive classroom instruction and behind the wheel procedures and training to learn to operate a school bus. The program is designed to prepare and train for certification as a California School Bus Driver. If successful in the program, the Bus Driver Trainee will qualify to apply to be a permanent School Bus Driver in the District.
The Bus Driver Trainee program will cover the California Department of Education’s curriculum for bus drivers, which includes a minimum of 20 hours of classroom instruction and a minimum of 20 hours of behind the wheel training. The training program takes between 8 to 12 weeks.
DISTINGUSHING CHARACTERISTICS:
Limited Term Bus Driver Trainee - The Bus Driver Trainee is placed in a temporary, part-time, non-benefitted District position while participating in the training program. The Bus Driver Trainee is responsible to attend class, receive Behind the Wheel Instruction, acquire all licenses, and pass testing required to obtain the California Special Driver Certificate. A Bus Driver Trainee shall not transport students.
ALL OFFERS OF EMPLOYMENT ARE CONTINGENT ON PRE-EMPLOYMENT CLEARANCES FOR: Department of Justice (CA) Fingerprints; Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Fingerprints; Tuberculosis (TB) and Physical.
NOTE: The District pays for Pre-Employment clearances for Substitute Employees.
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